View full sizeFairfield police are searching for this man believed to be involved in a shooting that sent another man to the hospital Tuesday evening on Martin Luther King Jr. Drive. (Photo courtesy of Fairfield police)

FAIRFIELD,
Alabama -- Fairfield police are looking for a suspect after a person was shot at
a convenience store Tuesday evening.

Police were
called to the 6700 block of Martin Luther King Jr. Drive around 6:30 p.m. to a
report of a person shot, according to Fairfield Police Chief Leon Davis.

The male
victim was taken to UAB Hospital and was alert and stable, Davis said.

An off-duty
officer found a vehicle believed to have been involved and took two people into
custody, but a man who police believe to be the shooter escaped, he said. Police
believe the suspect is from the area.

Anyone with
information about the suspect is asked to call Fairfield police at (205) 786-4111.